Flytrap



F. NAGEL FLY TRAP 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 25,, 1946' INVENTOR. (/ACOB E IVA 054 I Y B ATTORNEY J. F. NAGEL.

. April 26 1949.

FLY TRAP 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 25, 194s INVENTOR.

(/4 cos E NA-GEL A T TORNE J. F. NAGEL Ap i 26, 1949.

FLY TRAP 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed June 25, 1946 M in Patented Apr. 26, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FLYTRAP Jacob F. Nagel, New York, N. Y.

Application June 25, 1946, Serial No. 679,210

Claims.

The present invention concerns a flytrap and refers more particularly to a device combining light and odor as means of attracting the fly, and screens and sticky substances as means of entrapping the fly.

An object of the present invention is to provide a flytrap of very great capacity.

A further object is the provision of a trap which will be easy to clean and recondition for further use.

Another object is t provide a trap of pleasing outward appearance and compact construction, so that it may be moved about readily and be acceptable in any surroundings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a device embodying the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3, of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 55 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a section on the line 1-! of Figure 6.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the trap It! comprises a general cylindrical outer casing H of perforated metal immediately inside which is a foraminated lining member l2 of metal Wire cloth or the like. The casing H is reinforced by girder members |3 extending vertically from top to bottom thereof, engaging a bottom plate I4 and an annular roof member l5, Angular members I6 are mounted on the top of each girder l3 and constitute convenient handles.

A floor member I! is mounted by posts I8 upon the plate l4 beneath casing II, and mounted in a bearing IS on floor I1 is the shaft 20 on which turntable 2| is freely rotatable, as may be seen in Figure 6.

Girders 22 mounted on turntable 2| support a platform 23 and cupola base member 24 on which is mounted the cupola 25. A cupola skirt 26 is an annular member aflixed to cupola base 24 and extending outwardly therefrom to beneath the annular roof member l5. Cupola base 24 is lined with wire cloth 21 or the like. Cupola '25 is a generally cylindrical member with a plurality of comparatively large holes 28 formed therein.

Fixed on shaft 20 are pulley wheel 29 and door arm 30 connected at both ends to the part cylindrical door 3| by brackets 3|a and support on floor H to slide on shoes 3|b, and arm 30 is connected to floor H by extension spring 32. Arm 33 extends radially from pulley wheel 29 and is connected by extension spring 34 to bottom plate I4, stops 33a being provided on floor H to limit movement of said door.

Levers 35, 36 are pivoted on bottom plate l4 and connected by cables 31, 38 respectively to pulley wheel 29, Levers 35, 36 are further connected to bottom plate H by extension springs 39, 40, 4|, 42. Action of the levers 35, 36 toward each other across the included are of plate l4, best shown in Figure '7, causes pulley wheel 29 to rotate counterclockwise as indicated by thearrow in Figure '7, this actuating arm 30 and door 3| of Fig. 5

counter-clockwise to open the door and give access to turntable 2| and the interior of case M generally. Spring clips 35a, 36a are provided to engage pins 35b, 36b to retain the levers 35, 36 in position to hold the doors open. Upon release of levers 35, 36 door 3| will be closed by springs 32, 34, 39 and 4|.

Extending radially of casing II are the vertical panels 42 situated between turntable 2| and platform 23 and radially slidable in channels 43 for the purpose of removal through door 3|. Cylinders 44 removably and frictionally engage circular flanges 45 on the under side of platform 23 and cylinder 46 removably and frictionally engage circular flanges 41 on turntable 2|. Funnels 48 lead from above platform 23 into each of the cylinders 44. Between funnels 48 are cylinders 49 with their axes disposed substantially radially of casing H and tilted upward at their outer ends by arcuate support members 50 while the cleats 5| serve to position the inner ends of said cylinders 49.

A substantially cylindrical cup 52 is removably positioned in flange 53 centrally of platform 23 and has its bottom formed with a plurality of holes 54, Electric lamps 55 fed by an electric lead 56 are positioned at spaced intervals within casing In operation, the lamps 55 are illuminated and the cylinders 44, 46, 49 and panels 42 are covered with some sticky substance having an odor attractive to flies, mosquitoes and other insects. The light and odor escape to the air about the trap through the many holes, perforations and foraminations above described and attract the insects, which enter the trap through apertures 28 in the cupola 25 and are immediately faced with a multiplicity of diversely extending and shaped surfaces and members coated with attractive substance such as syru and honey. Once the insect has entered the trap, the many forms and parts of the surfaces about it are calculated to confuse it hopelessly so that in flitting about, the insect unavoidably touches the sticky substance and is stuck and will no longer trouble the housekeeper, camper or other users of the trap. When the insects have become numerous upon the parts within the trap toward the openings in the outer wall left open by door 3|, the previously mentioned levers are operated to swing the door to a position in which the interior is accessible for clearing out the insects, the turntable being rotated to bring all parts of the apparatus mounted thereon into accessible position for such clearing operation.

The above mentioned cylinders and panels being removable may be flushed clean and used over.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes may be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim is:

l. A flytrap comprising, in combination, an outer casing member, said member comprising a door member, a turntable located within said casing member, a platform supported from said turntable, and panels extending vertically between said platform and said turntable, said panels being removably mounted for removal through said door.

2. A fiytrap comprising, in combination, an outer casing member, said member comprising a door member, a turntable located within said casing member, a platform supported from said turntable, and cylinders extending vertically between said platform and said turntable, said cylinders being removably mounted for removal through said door.

3. A fiytrap comprising, in combination, an outer casing member, said member comprising a door member, a turntable located within said casing member, a platform supported from said turntable, panels extending substantially vertically between said platform and said turntable, and cylinders mounted on said platform and said turntable between said panels.

4. A flytrap comprising, in combination, an outer casing member, said member comprising a door member, a turntable located within said casing member, a platform supported from said turntable, panels extending substantially vertically between said platform and said turntable, and cylinders mounted on said platform and said turntable between said panels, said panels and cylinders being removably mounted and further being removable through said door.

5. A fiytrap comprising in combination, an outer casing member, said member comprising a door member, a turntable located within said casing member, a platform supported from said turntable, panels extending substantially vertically between said platform and said turntable, cylinders being removably mounted and further being removable through said door, and illuminating means located within said casing, said casing being perforated for the escape of light therefrom,

JACOB F. NAGEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 585,489 Utter June 29, 1879 1,337,560 Kohn Apr. 20, 1920 1,743,664 Frost Jan. 14, 1930' 

